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(No Model.)

A. J. ROBBER'SON.

PILLOW SHAM HOLDER. No. 481,424. Patented Aug. 23, 1892'.

UNIT D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER J. ROBBERSON, OF N APA, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGN OR OF ONE-HALF TO JOSEPH W. HOSTETLER, OF SAME PLACE.

PlLLOW-SHAM HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 481,424, dated August 23, 1892.

Application filed October 8, 1891. Serial No. 408,164. (No model.)

T on whom it may concern:

, Be it known that I, ALEXANDER J. ROBBER- sON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Napa, Napa county, State of California,

have invented an Improvement in Pillow- Sham Holders; and I hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to the class of holders for pillow-shams in which amovable bar canries the shams and is attached to the headboard in such a manner that it can be depressed to allow the shams to fall over and cover the pillows when the latter are not in use and is raised to lift the shams clear of the pillows and hold them out of the way when not required.

My invention consists, in connection and combination with the movable pillow-shamcarrying bar, of the means for connecting it to the head-board and adapting it to receive its several and necessary movements, asIshall hereinafter fully describe, and specifically point out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to connect and support the bar from the head-board by simple and effective devices which present a neat appearance and which are. of such a character that the bar can be fitted to the headboard no matter what kind of moldings or cornices it may have.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a more complete explanation of my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the holder raised. Fig. 2 is a view showing it lowered. Fig. 3 is a view showing the engagement of arms 0 with the bar 13. Fig. 4 is a detail of the pivotal connection of the arm-sections. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective showing the adjustment of bar 13 to a projecting molding.

A is the head-board of a bed.

B is the bar, provided with suitable hooks or other devices from which the pillow-Shams are to be suspended. The arms which carry and support this bar are each made in two sections, the lower section being represented by O and the upper section by C. These two sections are jointed orhinged at their meeting ends. This joint or hinge maybe of any suitable character, (here shown as a rivet 0,)

with two spaces formed by the head of the rivet and two washers c. In these spaces the ends of the sections of the arms fit and are freely pivoted by being looped thereon or provided with eyes through which the pivot passes. This connection represents any proper pivotal joint and I do not confine myself to it. The lower sections 0 of the arms are pivoted to small brackets D, secured to the head-board. These brackets have at their upper portion shoulders cl, about which the arms bend and against which they are adapted to come in contact to form a limit or stop therefor, and upon these shoulders the bar B rests when lowered.

E are springs secured to the brackets D and to the lower sections 0 of the arms, as shown. The upper sections O of the arms carry the sham-supporting bar B. They may be secured to itin any suitable manner. The way I have here shown is a good one in that it enables me to tighten the arms on the bar whenever necessary to hold it more securely.

It consists in bending the arms around the bar, as shown at 0 thence extending them parallel with the bar, as shown at 0 and thence bending them around the bar once more, as shown at c". The portion 0 forms a handle part, which may be pressed upwardly and inwardly on the bar,thereby tightening the connection thereon. This connection also by its length furnishes a secure support and bearing for the bar.

The general operation of the device is as follows: IVhen the pillow-shams are not in use and are raised up out of the way, the bar is held elevated at a sufficiently high point by reason of the complete extension of the sectional arms 0 G. Then the pillow- 9o shams are to be used, the bar is swung downwardly, and by reason of the joint or seetional character of the arms said bar does not come below the brackets D as the arms bend and fold upon themselves and allow the bar to 5 rest in the shoulders (Z of the brackets. The

It will be seen that their ends which are adjacent to the uppersections pass by the ends-of'said upper sections, -bend-outwardly at right angles and thence downwardly, forming a limiting-stop c. This stop when the pillowsham holder is raised lies in front of the upper seotionsO of the arms. the independent and initial forward-movementor tendency to fall forwardly of the supporting-bar B. Now by bending these stops forwardly away from the nppersections C it -is obvious that the limit of movement for- I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A pillow-sham holder consisting of a bar for supporting the shams and the supporting-arms each made in two sections pivoted together at their adjoining ends the upper section forming a support for the bar, while the lower section is pivotally secured toa fixed part of the bed-frame, said sections having their points of pivotal movement in the plane of the width of the bed and one of the sections of each arm crossing the other section at one side of the pivotal center to form a limiting-stop, substantially as herein described.

2. A pillow-sham holder consisting of upper andlower arms pivotally secured to each other at the inner ends and with the lower portions of the lower arms pivotally secured to afixed portion of the bedframe, one-of said arms being bent at right angles and across the other arm to form a limiting-stop,

and a bar supported upon the upper endsof the upper arms.

3. A pillow-sham holder consisting of a bar for supporting the shams, jointed sectional They serve to limit arms carrying the supporting-bar at their upper ends, and brackets secured to. the headboard and to which said arms are pivoted at their lower ends, said brackets having top shoulders forming stops and rests for the arms and bar, substantially as herein described.

4:. A pillow-sham holder consisting of the bar for supporting the shams, the jointed sectional arms carrying said bar, the brackets fixed to the head-board and to which the lower ends of the arms are pivoted, said brackets having top shoulders or rests for said arms and for the bar when lowered, and the springs secured to said brackets and arms, substantially as herein described.

5. A pillow-sham holder consisting of the bar fol-supporting the shams and the pivoted arms carrying said bar, said arms being sectional with adjacent ends pivoted, the lower sectionsof the arms being bent at rlght angles across thelower ends of the upper arms to form stops 0 for controlling the position ofthe upper sections and adjusting the supporting-bar to the moldings of the head-' board, substantially as herein described.

. 6. A pillow-sham holder consisting of the bar'for supporting the shams, the fixed brackets on the head-board, the upper sections 0 of the supporting-arms, secured to and carrying the bar, and the lower sections 0 of said armspivoted to thebrackets at their.

lower ends and pivoted at their upper ends to the lower ends of the upper sections,-said lower sections being formed with the bendable stops 0 in front of the upper sections foradjusting the position of said upper sections and of the su pporti ng-bar, substantially as herein described.

In witness whereof I'have hereunto set my ALEXANDER J. ROBBERSON.

hand.

Witnesses:

WM. F. BOOTH, J. W. WARD. 

